Table 20
Living Pattern Model for Rongelap
(October 1977)

Infancs &
Small Children

age Bracket (yrs)

Children &
Adolescents

‘ten

Women

Old Jeople

20-59

6

0-4

5-19

20-59

100

84

77
13

_ Fraction of time spent
in respective areas(7,)

In village (including
inside home)
Interior of island

-

8

Beach

-

8

Lagoon

-

-

Other islands

-

-

94

4

LO

.

Table 21
Rongelap Exposure Rates Based on Observed Living Pattern (5)

Infants
0-4 yrs

Children
5-19 yrs

Men
20-59 yrs

7.3

6.13

5.62

Beach

-

0.58

Interior Island

-

0.58

0.95

0.29

Lagoon

-

-

Q.15

-

Other islands

-

-

L.+9

-

7.3

7.3

8.21

7.3

Description

Women
20-59 yrs

Old People
>60 Ivrs

Dose rate due to
time spent within
these areas (—R/hr)
In village (ineluding home)

Total R/hr

(inel bkgd)

-

-~21-

6.86

743

0.15

743

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